Move over, Grinch: girls caught fencing stolen Easter bunnies

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Two culprits with barely an adult tooth between them received a healthy chewing out after they were caught trying to fence stolen bunnies on Easter Sunday.

Two bunnies were reported stolen Sunday (April 20) from a barn on Road 64 in Zorra Township, according to Oxford County Ontario Provincial Police.

The bunnies were intended to be gifts for the complainant’s grandchildren, ages six and three respectively.

A police investigation revealed two female suspects from Ingersoll, aged 11 and nine had stolen the rabbits sometime between noon and 6 p.m. Easter Sunday and were trying to sell them.

“Both suspects were cautioned and warned in front of their parents,” according to a police news release. “The rabbits were reunited with the owner (and the grandchildren) were quite happy to receive their Easter gifts.”